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Saturday, May 27th, 2023 5:34 PM

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Hello.

A while back, I upgraded my phone. The representative set up my new phone for me. He thought I wanted a new number, so he originally gave me a new one for my new phone. But I just wanted to stay to my original number, so he reverted it back in less than a minute.

I checked my bill, and saw that I was being charged for 4 lines, instead of the 3 that I have. I spoke with a representative over the phone and it turns out he opened the promo line on the original number and never voided it when he switched back to my old number, which means I have to pay for a fourth line. Because of the extra line, I have to pay an extra $50 a month, and I've been doing this for months. I was told that they cannot fix this, because they cannot change the number of the installment, even if it was created in error, prompting a higher bill. I was told they could get rid of the extra bill if the phone is paid off, but I cannot afford an $800+ payment outright. 

Since I've been overcharged and cannot have my issue fixed, is there a way that my account gets some kind of refund, since this happened due to a representative's error? I do not want to pay $50 a month for the next 3 years for a phone number that does not exist in my lines. 

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4 months ago

Yeah if you caught the person opening a new line for you when you bought your phone, you should have asked them to cancel That day's transaction, and walked out and gone to another store. They do this in order to increase their sales stats. It is underhanded and scammy.

If you caught it within 14 days, you should have immediately brought this to the attention of AT&T so they could cancel your new purchase and repurchase the phone on your existing line.

You can try filing a better Business bureau complaint online. The complaint will be forwarded to AT&T upper management and someone will contact you.

You might also want to let the manager of that particular store know what they did, and let them know that you won't be shopping there anymore

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4 months ago

Thank you for your input. I did research from where I bought the phone from, and it turns out that this store does shady stuff. I bought this phone a while back, so I can't return it and start over. I reported the business so hopefully there will be some type of resolution.

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